Number 286 is a bumper midwinter double issue, and
even has penguins and a block of ice on the cover to
keep the temperature down. In truth this is an issue
of ideas, and has plenty to stimulate and provoke over
the season of festive overkill.
The issue commences with an analysis by Antonio Cardella
of the problems currently besetting the centre-left
in Italy, followed by a short piece by Bunny on the
surprise non-sacking of Florence by anti-globalisation
protesters.
Carlo Oliva laments the fact that traditions
such as Halloween can be created ex novo with
the sole purpose of separating a fool from his or her
money. Another article that highlights the sign of the
times is by Francesco Codello, on the ironic situation
whereby global communication is increasing exponentially,
yet almost no one is able to communicate any more.
This issue again looks at the troubled region that is
Israel/Palestine, with an article by Peppe Sini entitled
Alongside the Palestinian people. And the Israeli
people.
In his article, Piero Brunello exposes the worryingly
racist connotations of the initiatives for the recovery
of Veneto identity by the Regional Department for Veneto
Culture and Identity.
A number of topics in the Libertarian Review: Roberto
Magaraggia discusses La disgrazia di saper leggere
by Rinaldo Boggiani, Raoul Vaneigem reviews Ladri
dinfanzia by Philippe Godard and Monica
Giorgi looks at Etty Hillesum - Lintelligenza
del cuore by Wanda Tommasi.
Another review, this time by Gianpiero Landi, of the
book Guy Debord called the most unknown book of
the century: La burocratizzazione del mondo
by Bruno Rizzi, first published in 1939, and now re-issued
edited by Paolo Sensini.
In Fatti & Misfatti Fulvio Abbate looks at
the curious use of the circled A in an advert
for womans magazine Amica, a subject
also touched on by Felice Accame in his column.
Another excellent special pull-out dossier
by Adriano Paolella and Zelinda Carloni is available
in this issue, on the subject of transport and mobility,
or the lack of it. Obliquely associated with the same
theme is an article by Wolfgang Sachs, reproduced from
Insurgence magazine, on the lack of time available to
us in the modern age.
From the series ... e compagnia cantante, an
appreciation by Alessio Lega of Aristide Bruant, who
is perhaps most famous for having been depicted by Lautrec
in his famous poster.
In his Smoke Signals column, Carlo E. Menga makes the
sadly missed Pietro Valpreda, Marco Pannella, Emilio
Fede and Nanni Moretti dwell under the same journalistic
roof.
Speaking of journalists, Cristiano Draghi reveals a
few tricks of the hacks trade in his article,
to enable us humble mortals to defend ourselves from
them.
Inspired and inspiring, the travelling mail-art exhibition
commemorating Horst Fantazzini and his errant bicycle.
Another commemoration, by Antonio Tellez, to mark the
40th anniversary of the kidnapping of the Spanish vice-consul
in Milan to draw attention to the death sentence handed
out to an anarchist in Francos Spain.
To close the issue, in his Ritratti in piedi
series, Massimo Ortalli considers the writings of the
French Illegalists of the early 20th century.
by Leslie Ray
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